Windshield screen



0. GREGORY WINDSHIELD SCREEN June 9, 1925.

Filed Dec. 6, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 June 9,, 1925.

0. R. GREGORY WINDSHIELD SCREEN 2 Sheets-Sheet Filed Deb.

0- x?- Gre? 01% Patented June 9, 1925.

OTHO R. GREGORY, F WINTER GARDEN, FLORIDA.

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Application filed December 6, 1923. Serial No. 678,996.

To all whom 'lilif'l/ldj/ concern:

lle it known that (l'rno It. GREGORY, a citi zen of the United States, residing at Winter Garden, in the county ofOrange and State of Florida, have and useful Improvements in llindshield Screens, of which the following is a specilication.

My invention. relates to screens for automobiles, intended to occupy the space between the wind shields when they are open, but the screens may also be applied to the side and door windows in closed automobiles.

'lhe main object of the invention is to screen the window and wind shield openings to preventinsects from entering an automobile and also keep dust out as much as possible.

In the accompanying drawings, one embodiment of the invention is illustrated, am

Figure 1 is a fragmentary view of the wind shields as seen from the inside of an automobile with the screen positioned in the opening formed when the upper wind shield is swung open;

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the screen;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary vertical section along line 33 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a horizontal section along line 4 4 of Figure 1, and

Figure dis a vertical section along line 5-5 of Figure 2.

In the drawings, the reference numeral represents the lower wind shield pivoted,

: as at 11, between the standards 12 on either side of the dash board of an automobile. The upper wind shield is pivoted between the standards, as at 13, and the screen 14 is inserted in the rectangular opening 'lormed between the top edge 15 of the lower Wind shield 10 a'nd the'botlon'i edge n; of the automobile top 17, the latter being secured in the usual manner, as at 18, lo the standards 12.

The screen consists of a frame harin" an upper longitudinal channel 9 and a lower one '15) connected by upright channels at each end thereof. The frame is divided into a suitable number of sections, three be in; shown in the drawings, by intermediary uprights 2i which are preferably made from metallic band and riveted to the longitudinal channels 9 and if), as at 22. The intermediary uprights 21 are continued beinvented certain new low the bottom channel 19 and brought together around the channel, as at 23 in Figure 3. in order to engage in clips 24. The clips 24 consist of short pieces of metallic band having downwardly extending fingers 25 adapted to engage the top edge 15 of the lower wind shield 10, as best seen in Figs. 1 and 3, while they are crimpcd tightly togcther by central bolts 26. The upright channels 20 are also riveted to the ends of the upper and lower longitudinal channels 9 and 19, as at 27, and the ends of the upper channel 9 extend beyond the outer sides of the upright channels 20 forming fingers 28.- The lingers 28 engage in clips 29 which are clamped with their jaws 30 around the upper ends of the standards 12 close under the bottom edge 16 of the automobile top, see Figs. 1 and 4. The clips are held together by bolts 31 which sin'iultaneously clamp the clips to the standards 12 and to the fingers 28L In the frame 14 is stretched a metallic mesh 32 held rigidly therein by crimping the flanges of the channels along the edges of the mesh. The mesh is fine enough. to prevent small insects such as mosquitoes and goats from passing through thesame and also practically to exclude dust.

The frame is mounted in the wind shield opening in such a manner that the llpper wind shield may/ be closed over the same without removing the frame.'

\Vhen using the screen for doors and windows of closed cars such as sedans, coupes and the like, the l'astening means or clips may have to be modified somewhat.

.l-laving thus described the invention, what. is claimed asnew is:

1. A screen of the class described comprising a frame and a metallic mesh, the said lrame including side, top and bottom members ol" channel cross'section having lltlllfl'fifi tightly engaging with their entire inner sin-lace the edges of the metallic mesh, inlermwliary uyn-ighls connecting the top and bottom channel members, the top member and intermediary uprights having lingers extending beyond the outer edges of the frame, and lamping means for securin the frame in a window opening, said clampin; means being adapted to simultaneously grip the fingers andthe sides of the window opening.

2. The r-on'ibination with an automobile wind shield having standards in which the iofi'ami iwfiom wifid shieis are pivoted, of a screen comprising a, frame having fiat flanges and horizantally and vertically 1'0- iecting fingers, clampmg "members inc.u 1'

521g dmlbie jaws engaging the standarfisani v "beitom Win61 shleid respectwe'ly on the we .bmfi and @153. fingers an *she other hand and mmmsm tightening 130E525 feithe jaws, and a me tzfilic mesh held firmly *wlthm the flame; between the from, inner surfacas m? the: fianges, In tesm'mony whareof I A2314 my sigma.

OTHQ R. G-REGQRYW [11. 5.] 

